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The weather here has been a little crazy – although I’m not complaining. We’ve only had one major snow so far this year. The expensive snow blower I bought last year is sitting in the shed collecting dust. I don’t … Continue reading →

I was off the “Locavore” wagon big time the last three days. I had to travel for business so I really couldn’t “eat local.” Seriously. Today I had pizza for lunch from my company’s cafeteria (which is managed by an … Continue reading →

You may not have noticed, but we’ve updated our header and our motto. Paula had to explain to me what we were doing, and then we had to get the words in the right order: Experimental: we try things. Sustainable: … Continue reading →

Paula was published in a local newspaper, The Galena Signal. Her column, “Ramblings from the Ridge” will run weekly. You can get a subscription to the Galena Signal, and follow us in print, by calling 814-437-1711. Hope this little newspaper … Continue reading →

Paula and I are reading another book (more of Paula’s research.) This one is The Winter Harvest Handook by Eliot Coleman. Eliot is a “market gardener” from New England who extends his growing season nearly year round with his innovative … Continue reading →

As it turns out, the vanilla home made ice cream was a success.. it was just slower than the strawberry. We ate the vanilla today for lunch and it was pretty good. The recipe suggested stirring the ice cream every … Continue reading →

Well, today’s experiment is ice cream. We made two flavors – Strawberry and Vanilla. The strawberry used a food processor, the vanilla used a mixer. We won’t know how they turned out until we go to eat them, since they … Continue reading →

We were going to get milk last night but we had a bit of a blizzard so we waited until tonight. The place where we’re getting our raw milk is licensed and listed on the USDA web site so they … Continue reading →